Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

A woman plays with a guy's phallic-shaped eyeglasses during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

A woman plays with a guy's phallic-shaped eyeglasses during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

A Shinto Priest wears a 'Tangu' mask parades through the streets at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

A Shinto Priest wears a 'Tangu' mask parades through the streets at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Large phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' sits in the shrine at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Large phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' sits in the shrine at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Entrance at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Entrance at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

A man uses his iPhone to take picture with large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

A man uses his iPhone to take picture with large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Young Japanese girls eat phallic-shaped candy lollipops at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Young Japanese girls eat phallic-shaped candy lollipops at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Large pink phallic-shaped 'Mikoshi' float through the streets during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Foreign couples eat phallic-shaped candy lollipops at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Foreign couples eat phallic-shaped candy lollipops at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

A man wears phallic-shaped glasses at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

A man wears phallic-shaped glasses at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

Wooden phallic-shaped statues for sale at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Wooden phallic-shaped statues for sale at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

Festival Of The Steel Phallus Draws Crowds

Keith Tsuji

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

People enjoy taking photos with wooden phallic-shaped statue at Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. The festival is now a popular tourist attraction.

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A woman plays with a guy's phallic-shaped eyeglasses during Kanamara... NachrichtenfotoAußergewöhnlich,Brille,Erwachsene Person,Frauen,Horizontal,Japan,Kanamara Matsuri,Kawasaki - Präfektur Kanagawa,Männer,Penisform,Religion,Shintoismus,VermischtesPhotographer Keith TsujiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesKAWASAKI, JAPAN - APRIL 07: A woman plays with a guy's phallic-shaped eyeglasses during Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) on April 7, 2013 in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival is held annually on the first Sunday of April and it is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Festival is now a popular tourist attraction.(Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)